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Augusta Savage : the shape of a sculptor's life / Marilyn Nelson ; afterword by Tammi Lawson.
"A powerful biography in poems about Augusta Savage, the trailblazing artist and pillar of the Harlem Renaissance-with an afterword by the curator of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture"-- Provided by publisher.
Augusta Savage was arguable the most influential American artist of the 1930s. A gifted sculptor, she flourished during the Harlem Renaissance and became a teacher to an entire generation of African American artists. Nelson's poems are paired with photographs of Savage's work, and photographs from her life. The result is an important portrait of an exceptional artist who, despite the limitations she faced, was compelled to forge a life through art and creativity. -- adapted from jacket and perusal of book
Record details
- ISBN: 9780316298025
- ISBN: 0316298026
- Physical Description: 114 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1892-1930 -- 1931-1940 -- 1941-1962 -- Afterword. |
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| Subject: | Savage, Augusta, 1892-1962 > Poetry. Sculptors > United States > Poetry. African American sculptors > Poetry. Biographical poetry. |
| Genre: | Pattern poetry. Poetry. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webb City Public Library | YA 811.54 Nelson, Marilyn (Text) | 38262300007291 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Augusta Savage : The Shape of a Sculptor's Life
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Table of Contents
Augusta Savage : The Shape of a Sculptor's Life
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Section I | 1892-1930 | |
| Leap-Year Baby | p. 1 | |
| First Duckling | p. 2 | |
| Fifth Duckling | p. 3 | |
| Birth Order | p. 5 | |
| The Figure of a Frog | p. 6 | |
| Wildfire | p. 8 | |
| Fingers Remember | p. 10 | |
| No Clay | p. 11 | |
| Strut, Miss Savage | p. 12 | |
| Making | p. 14 | |
| Hot Dog | p. 15 | |
| Halo | p. 16 | |
| Forgive Me, Baby | p. 18 | |
| The Du Bois Commission | p. 19 | |
| Harlem, Africa | p. 22 | |
| Marcus Garvey Sits for a Bust | p. 24 | |
| Negress Denied Entry | p. 26 | |
| Hitting Bottom | p. 28 | |
| Gallery Opening | p. 30 | |
| The Rome Fellowship | p. 35 | |
| Gamin | p. 36 | |
| Section II | 1931-1940 | |
| Parlaying le Français | p. 41 | |
| Studio | p. 43 | |
| Bust of Aleksandr Pushkin | p. 44 | |
| Hot Pursuit | p. 46 | |
| Leonore | p. 48 | |
| Boy with Rabbit | p. 50 | |
| Harlem Community Art Center | p. 52 | |
| The Harp | p. 54 | |
| Opening of the Salon of Contemporary Negro Arts | p. 57 | |
| Realization | p. 58 | |
| Bust of James Weldon Johnson | p. 60 | |
| Head of John Henry | p. 62 | |
| Up Down Up | p. 64 | |
| After the Glory | p. 67 | |
| Salon | p. 68 | |
| Section III | 1941-1962 | |
| The Pugilist | p. 72 | |
| The Return of the Genius Author | p. 74 | |
| Head of Minerva | p. 77 | |
| No Forwarding Address | p. 78 | |
| Bust of Steven "Barry" Baran | p. 81 | |
| Chicken-Foot Soup | p. 82 | |
| Girl with Braid | p. 84 | |
| Final Commission | p. 85 | |
| Juneteenth Barbecue | p. 88 | |
| I Don't Know | p. 90 | |
| Crows | p. 92 | |
| Bird Feeder | p. 93 | |
| Awake | p. 94 | |
| A Gift to Be | p. 95 | |
| Bas Relief of a Female Dancer | p. 96 | |
| Afterword | p. 101 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 111 | |
| Photography Credits | p. 112 |
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